GENUINE VIRGINIA BAKED HAM RECIPE

Ingredients

For the Ham

• 1 fully cooked Virginia-style country ham or city ham (8–10 lbs)

• Whole cloves (optional)

• Water for soaking (if using a saltier country ham)

For the Glaze (Traditional Virginia Style)

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ½ cup honey or molasses

• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 tbsp dry mustard

• 2 tbsp butter

• Optional: a splash of apple cider, pineapple juice, or bourbon

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Instructions

1. Prepare the Ham

If using a true Virginia country ham (salt-cured):

• Scrub ham under cold water.

• Place in a large pot, cover with water, and soak 12–24 hours, changing water once.

• This reduces salt and tenderizes.

If using a city ham (milder, pre-cooked):

• No soaking required.

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2. Preheat Oven

• Heat to 160°C / 325°F.

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3. Bake the Ham (Traditional Slow Method)

• Place ham fat side up in a large roasting pan.

• Add 1–2 cups water to keep it moist.

• Cover tightly with heavy foil.

Bake:

• Country ham: 18–20 minutes per pound

• City ham: 12–15 minutes per pound

This stage simply heats gently and keeps the meat tender.

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4. Prepare the Glaze

In a saucepan, combine:

• Brown sugar

• Honey or molasses

• Butter

• Vinegar

• Dry mustard

Simmer 3 minutes until smooth and glossy.

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5. Score, Clove, and Glaze

• Remove ham from oven and peel off the skin (leave a layer of fat).

• Score fat in a diamond pattern.

• Press 1 clove into each diamond (optional but traditional).

• Brush generously with glaze.

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6. Finish Baking

Return to the oven uncovered for:

• 20–30 minutes, basting once, until the glaze is caramelized and shiny.

For a deeper crust, broil 1–2 minutes, watching carefully.

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7. Rest & Serve

• Let ham rest 15–20 minutes before slicing.

• Slice thinly — Virginia ham is rich and flavorful, best served in thin ribbons.

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Serving Suggestions (True Virginia Style)

• Serve with biscuits, mustard, chutney, or red-eye gravy.

• Also perfect with collard greens, spoonbread, or candied yams.

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BAKED HAM RECIPE INGREDIENTS

• 1 small, rather lean ham
• 6 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoonful celery seed
• 2 tablespoonful sugar
• Boiling water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 10 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoonful ground cinnamon
• 1 quart sweet cider
• 2 tablespoonfuls breadcrumbs
• Celery leaves and curls for garnish
• Currant sauce

BAKED HAM RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS
Select a ham weighing about seven pounds. 

Wash the ham thoroughly, sprinkle with baking soda, rubbing it all over the surface, rinse in cold water, and place in a deep kettle, with the cloves, celery seed, cinnamon, peppercorns and cider. 

Cover with boiling water and simmer until perfectly tender, four or five hours.

Take from the kettle, remove the skin, and sprinkle the ham with sugar. Brush over with beaten egg, cover with ground breadcrumbs, stick in cloves at even intervals and brown in a 550°F. oven.

Trim the baked ham meat from the bone end, and decorate the latter with celery leaves and curls. Serve baked ham recipe with currant sauce. Enjoy it !
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HONEY BAKED HAM RECIPE

HONEY BAKED HAM RECIPE

Ingredients

For the Ham

• 1 fully cooked bone-in ham (8–10 lbs), spiral-sliced preferred

• 1 cup water or apple juice (for roasting pan)

For the Honey Glaze

• 1 cup honey

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard

• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or orange juice

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• ½ tsp ground cloves (optional, strong)

• ½ tsp black pepper

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Instructions

1. Preheat Oven

• Heat to 160°C / 325°F.

2. Warm the Ham

• Place the ham cut side down in a roasting pan.

• Pour 1 cup water or apple juice into the bottom.

• Cover tightly with foil.

• Bake 12–15 minutes per pound (usually 1½–2 hours) just to heat through.

3. Make the Glaze

In a saucepan, heat together:

• Honey

• Brown sugar

• Butter

• Dijon

• Vinegar/juice

• Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves

• Black pepper

Simmer 3–5 minutes, stirring until glossy and slightly thickened.

4. Glaze the Ham

• After the initial bake, remove foil.

• Brush a heavy layer of glaze all over the ham, letting it drip between slices.

• Bake 15 minutes, uncovered.

5. Caramelize

• Brush with more glaze.

• Bake another 10–15 minutes, until shiny and caramelized.

• Optional: Broil 1–2 minutes for a deeper crust — watch closely!

6. Rest & Serve

• Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.

• Spoon extra glaze from the pan over the slices.

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Tips for the BEST Honey Baked Ham

• A spiral-sliced ham absorbs more glaze and is easier to serve.

• Add orange zest to the glaze for brightness.

• Add ¼ tsp cayenne for sweet heat.

• Leftovers are amazing in sandwiches, omelets, fried rice, or soups.

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INGREDIENTS

• traditional bone-in butt half ham
• 1 can pineapples in heavy syrup
• dark brown sugar (to taste)
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• 6oz ginger ale
• toothpicks
• baking pan

INSTRUCTIONS
Rinse Ham and place in baking pan. Pour ginger ale over ham. 

Pin Pineapples to ham with toothpicks. (you will probably not use them all) 

Mix brown sugar with heavy syrup from can of pineapples and pour over the ham. 

Sprinkle ham with nutmeg and cinnamon (about a Tbs each). 

Use a spoon to evenly mix the mixture in the bottom of the pan. 

Cover with foil and bake. 

The baked ham recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it !
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